Asylum Seekers
Answer:
Foreign Nationals with Refugee status, lawfully living in Scotland, with Leave to Remain, have the right to vote in national and local elections. Refugees with Indefinite Leave to Remain can also stand for election.
You have to register to vote.
Asylum Seekers do not have the right to vote in national or local elections in Scotland.
Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Act 2020
Full answer here: Can Refugees and Asylum Seekers vote in a Scottish Independence Referendum?
Lift The Ban: Why Giving People Seeking Asylum The Right To Work Is Common Sense
Author / Creator: Lift The ban Coalition
Media type: Report
Date published: 2020
The Lift the Ban coalition, made up of over 200
non-profit organisations, think tanks, businesses,
trade unions and faith groups, is calling on the
UK Government to give people seeking asylum
and their adult dependants the right to work:
unconstrained by the Shortage Occupation
List, and after they have waited six months for
a decision on their initial asylum claim or
further submission.
The Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in Scotland
Author / Creator: Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
Proposals to improve the lives of asylum seekers in Scotland.
Further and higher education - residency criteria for access to financial support: consultation analysis
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: consultation response
Date published: 2023
Information on the changes being made to the residency eligibility criteria to receive financial support.
New Scots: Refugee Integration Strategy (2018 - 2022
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Scottish Government Strategy Document
Date published:
Refugees residing in Scotland are given the title New Scots with the intention of successfully integrating them into Scottish society whilst respecting their cultural and human rights.